Event 17: John McDonald – 7th Place ($17,500)

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $678,030  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 699

John McDonald
John McDonald

David Lee raised UTG+1 to 800,000, John McDonald moved all in from the hijack for 2,375,000, and Lee called with Qs8d.

McDonald turned over AsAd, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ks10s8c5hQc, and Lee paired his eight on the flop and his queen on the river to win the pot with two pair and eliminate McDonald in seventh place.

David Lee  –  20,825,000  (52 bb)
John McDonald  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($17,500)

With six players remaining from a field of 699, the average chip stack is around 11,650,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,800 each.

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